On Fire With The Spirit
In Honor and Memory
When the Lord your God brings you into the land with buildings you did not build, that are filled with good things you did not provide, with trees you did not plant, remember the sacrifice of others and serve the Lord your God. Paraphrase of Deut 6: 10-13
Charter Members
We give thanks for the charter members and their children for their courage and faith in starting the First UMC Pflugerville in May 1983.
Their names are listed here [children in preparation in brackets]:
Blackburn, Andrew L; Ruby; Julie
Boyd, Ben; Donna [Tiffany, Ted]
Bradley, Larry; Cynthia; Hellen [Reese]
Brazeal, Tony, Tina
Brown, Ralph; Twyla; Rob
Buxton, Karen
Carroll, Don; Kitty [Lindsay]
Conley, Cheri; Kenneth Sr; Donna [Kenny Jr, Tim]
Crooks, Jerry; Theran [Michelle, Lori]
Duncan, Georgia; Skip [Randy, Angela]
Eary, Emmett; Carolyn; Jill (Vaca) [Joel]
Fisher, Mike; Beverly [Ann Marie, Michael]
Glover, Bill; Donna [Melanie, Kim]
Higgins, Betsy; Kenneth; Kenny [Kimberly]
Hitt, Vicki; Bobby [Scarlett, Camile]
Hoermann, Jesse; Lynn; Brady; M’Lissa; Wes
Kahan, Larry; Marilyn
Krivokucha, Mitch; Ruth [Bob, Danny]
Labardini, Carol; Eric G.
Lamberson, Larry; Carla (Edmondson); Jill [Lance]
Loyd, Dale; Nelda
McCoy, Gene; Louis (Lou); Katy; [Cissy]
McPhail, Steve; Ada
Martin, Ed; Pat [Kara]
Martinka, Vickie [Chad, Colby]
Monzingo, Doug; Kay; Alan; Jeff; Mike
Moore, Wayne R. [Caitlin]
Moore, Colleen B. [Ross Humphries]
Moore, Robert; Karen; Tamara [Lauren]
Morris, Kenneth R.
Morris, Richard V.; D'Ann B. [Ken]
Munk, Ted; Linda [Seth, Bret]
Porter, Margaret
Prater, Robert; Jan; Denise; Robbie Lynn
Reese, Dennis; Sue [Travis, Jeffrey]
Richardson, Kent; Jodie [Cristen]
Rudd, Gary; Nancy [Kendall Kay]
Scruggs, Joseph K.; Linda Lee [Casey]
Shires, Paul; Shirley; Heather [Tyson, Stephanie]
Struble, Terry; Dorothy
Tolleson, George; Sandy; Blake; Briana (Roehling) [Blake]
White, John L.; Martha; John David; Jo Lynn; Joy De
Wilson, Guy; Barbara
Charter Members Who Remain As Active Members:
First UMC 35 Year Timeline
Thanks to Sandy and George Tolleson for help with these dates
Events or Start of Ministry
- Meeting held in Anglican Church Feb. 24, 1983
- Worship in the fire hall began Mar. 13, 1983
- First worship with Rev. Ron Campbell, picnic Apr. 3, 1983 Easter
- Charge conference held to request charter May 15, 1983
- Church booth at Deutschen Pfest May 21, 1983
- FUMC charter Issued by Bishop Dixon May 31, 1983
- Groundbreaking for Sanctuary on new land June 1983
- Charge conference approved building plans Sept. 1983
- Members help with construction 1983
- Rev. Karen Vannoy became pastor Jan. 1984
- Building (now FLC) dedicated Mar. 18, 1984
- Advent fair Dec. 2, 1984
- Church ski trip (spring break) Mar. 10, 1985
- CROP Walk Mar. 30, 1985
- Boy Scout Troop 408 started Jan. 1986
- Blood drive ministry began Feb. 1988
- Church golf tournament July 30, 1988
- Booth at Aqua Fest Aug. 9, 1988
- Ornament exchange in homes Dec. 1990
- Church work day Sept. 8, 1990
- March Madness (1992–1993) Mar. 28, 1992
- Garage sale at church Oct. 17, 1992
- Kairos prison ministry 1995
- Walk to Emmaus 1995
- Methodist Madness (1995–2007) 1995
- Christmas in July July 9, 1995
- Education (now Admin) groundbreaking Aug. 17, 1997
- Pflaming Glory (now Pfame) band formed 1997
- Servant Angels formed 1997
- Blue Jean and Undie Sunday for school children 1997
- Daisy Girl Scout troop formed 1998
- Wednesday Morning Prayer Group 1998
- Denise Cornelius Church Secretary 1998
- Purchased 2 acres east of sanctuary (now FLC) June 1998
- Youth mission trips June 1998
- Education (now admin) dedicated July 1998
- Disciple Bible Study began Sept. 1999
- Burn-the-note ceremony July 2000
- Groundbreaking for new sanctuary Jan. 21, 2001
- Pumpkin Patch Oct. 2001
- First worship service in new sanctuary Apr. 21, 2002
- Sanctuary dedication May 19, 2002
- Dedication of stained-glass windows July 13, 2003
- Praise Power children’s choir Sept. 2002
- Youth Band Nov. 2002
- Youth Midwinter Feb. 2003
- Spiritual Gifts Workshop Sept. 2003
- Tuesday Night Bible Study Oct. 2003
- Ornament exchange at FLC Dec. 2003
- First Alpha Class Sept. 2004
- Paula’s Food Pantry 2005
- FUMC’s family cookbook printed 2005
- Sweetheart Dinner (Youth sponsored) Feb 2005
- Fill the Bus Aug. 2005
- I Forgot Bunch Sept. 2005
- Jesus Jam Oct. 2005
- Purchased cotton gin 4.5-acre property Fall 2006
- Jesus Jam (2006–2007) Oct. 2006
- Quilting group started Jan. 2007
- Angel Tree—Children of prisoners Dec. 2007
- 11:15 contemporary worship began, Easter Mar. 23, 2008
- Marriage Enrichment Training began June 2009
- Groundbreaking for Education Building Summer 2009
- Pfamily Pfall Pfestival (2009–2012) Fall 2009
- New Education Building opened June 2010
- Education Building dedicated Sept. 26, 2010
- Circle of Hope—Foster Children Dec. 2010
- Early Response Team to Bastrop fire relief 2011
- Serving food to homeless started May 2011
- Living the Questions Class began Sept. 2011
- Christmas Hope Dec. 2011
- Installed playscape from Dairy Queen 2012
- Installed showers in FLC 2012
- Christmas in July dinner for those in need July 2012
- Early Response Team to flood relief 2013
- Habitat for Humanity Methodist Build 2013
- Blessing of the Prayer Garden/Columbarium Sept. 28, 2014
- Go Day Fall 2013
- Aid to Mulungwishi, Congo, began Dec. 2014
- Classical arts concert May 2015
- Thursday Praise Gathering Feb. 11, 2016
- Cory Monzingo Scholarship awards 2016
- Sole Hope to Uganda 2016
- Prayer Garden completed 2016
- Early Response Team to Hurricane Harvey relief 2017
- Dinners of 8 Sept. 2017
- Spanish SDA Church began co-use of campus May 2017
- ReWYRE Jan. 2018
Pastors:
- Rev. Ron Campbell 1983 Pastor
- Rev. Karen Vannoy 1984–1986 Pastor
- Rev. Jim Cloninger 1986–1989 Pastor
- Rev. Jim Harrell 1989–1995 Pastor
- Rev. Walt Mattison 1990–1992 Associate Pastor
- Rev. Frank Wolf 1995–2002 Senior Pastor
- Rev. Barrett Renfro 1999–2000 Associate Pastor
- Rev. Brenda Allen 2000–2003 Associate Pastor
- Rev. Nancy Mossman 2002–2006 Senior Pastor
- Rev. Terry Dowdy 2005–2011 Associate Pastor
- Rev. Monte Marshall 2006–2012 Senior Pastor
- Rev. Valerie Vogt 2011–2016 Associate Pastor
- Rev. Kathryn McNeely 2012–2013 Senior Pastor
- Rev. Wade Lindstrom 2013–2018 Senior Pastor
- Rev. Liz Klar 2017 Ordained from FUMC
Church Secretaries:
- Volunteers 1983
- Ruby E. Trombley 1984–1985
- Elizabeth ? 1986
- Wayne Moore 1987
- Keli McKissick 1988–1989
- Judy Garcia 1990–1997
- Shauna Langham 1997–1998
- Denise Cornelius 1998–present
Youth Directors:
- Tiffany Walker 1996–1997
- Marcus Kilpatrick 1998
- Ryan Barnett 1999–2001
- Jason Lampman 2001–2002
- Joel Roehling (interim) 2002–2003
- Amy Howell 2003–2013
- April Kelly 2014–2017
- Derrick Ouellette 2017–present
Children’s Directors:
- Marianna Acton 2004–2007
- Amy Howell 2013–2017
- Stephanie Katauskas 2017–
Children's Choir Leaders:
Colleen Moore, Doris Ostroski, Clark Meier, Gayland Moore, Margaret Maxey, Martha Hodgens, Vicky Gregory, Paul Taylor
Worship Leaders (11:15 Service):
- Randy Nettles 2007–2010
- Troy Werner 2011
- Hillarie Smith 2011–2012
- Ryan McDaniel 2012–2017
- Trevor Shaw 2017–2018
Choir Directors:
- Cynthia Bradley 1983–1984
- Kathy Shaw 1985–1998
- Tammy Rebecek 1998–2000
- Melanie deFreese 2003
- Chad Hansen 2005
- Phillip Smith 2008–2009
- Dr. Martin Vasquez 2009–2013
- Trevor Shaw 2013–2015
- Dan Maxey 2015–present
On Fire With The Spirit Photos
The following are photos from the 35-year history of Pflugerville FUMC. You may let them run, click the right or left arrow to scan through them, or click on the end of the thumbnail strip below the photo to move faster through them. Below the ones in motion are the photos in a fixed grid pattern.